“It was a good six months for Kingfisher”, Chief Executive Officer Gerry Murphy said. The retail company reports first half Home Improvement sales up 15 per cent
Change following reorganisation
New management duo at Würth-Hochenburger, the Austrian member of Hagebau
Growth over all regions
Kingfisher records highest rates of increase outside Europe – and through the French Brico Dépôt stores
Sale of Nomi stores in Poland
Kingfisher sells this DIY business to an investment fund, but remains in the country with the Castorama format
Isabel ensures demand
Residents on the East Coast of the USA are stocking up in DIY stores in preparation for the rough weather ahead
France still in the black
In the first six months of 2003 the DIY stores were 4.8 per cent up on the previous year
Acquisitions bring increase
Vendex’s DIY business achieves double-digit growth rates
Growth from and in the East
Baumax grows by nearly two and a half per cent and announces expansion in Croatia
New DIY fair in France
The Salon du Bricolage et de la Décoration is to be affiliated to the furnishing fair